When a Bike Company Put a TV on Its Box, Shipping Damages Went Down (2017)

Post by hxsvui » Sun, Jan 27, 2019, 1:51 AM UTC

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This does not surprise me much. I think it comes down to incentives. The package handlers only have a certain amount of time per package. There are few if any consequences for being rough, and it saves time, so of course the package handlers end up being rough. This isn't the only time you see this sort of selfish behavior from delivery companies. As a cyclist I commonly encounter delivery trucks parked in the bike l…

Empty his tire. Make sure it's visible to him when he comes back.

Post by [deleted] » Sun, Jan 27, 2019, 1:55 AM UTC

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I work as a postman. People don't really send letters any more, so a large and increasing percentage is packages. Many (most?) of my coworkers hate their jobs, and their lives, and are deliberately rough with packages, especially if they look expensive.

"I'm unhappy with my life so I'm going to make other people unhappy too." How about these people do something with their incredibly valuable short lives other than being miserable? Unless you're in chronic pain of some kind, being alive is a gift. It's a treasure. Every moment is precious.

Post by gruez » Sun, Jan 27, 2019, 2:06 AM UTC

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> One guy gleefully told me how he targets boxes marked Fragile for extra abuse! A close friend who owns a UPS franchise warned me of this behavior and advised against placing any indication of fragility on the box. If I recall the threshold correctly, $1,000+ declared-value packages are identified and set aside in a separate group within the store. When a driver comes by to pick up daily packages, the store clerk al…

Last I checked UPS Ground charges $0.90 per $100 of declared value (first $100 is included for free) (FedEx Ground is $1 per $100; first $100 is also included for free).

Post by hannasanarion » Sun, Jan 27, 2019, 2:11 AM UTC

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Empty his tire. Make sure it's visible to him when he comes back.

Like you never do stuff that others think is wrong... Live and let live. The drivers deliver the shit you buy online.

Post by chrisseaton » Sun, Jan 27, 2019, 2:18 AM UTC

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the drivers are basically incentivized to break the law When a delivery company has a line item in its budget to cover parking tickets as a cost of doing business, it's already decided at the corporate level to disregard the law in favor of making a profit.

That's cute, but wrong. Even the most law-abiding delivery company is going to end up with some parking tickets, so it makes sense to budget for them. You may as well decry the budgeting for legal as saying the company wants to break the law.